Amending Chapter 6 Development Design review Amending certain Sections of Chapter 21

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• • right-of-way line of said Corby Street to the centerline of the first 14 foot alley lying West of Hill Street; thence South along said centerline to the North right-of-way line of Crescent Avenue; thence Southeasterly to the point of intersection of the South right-of-way line of said Crescent Avenue with the centerline of the first 14 foot alley lying West of said Hill Street; thence Southeasterly, Southwesterly and South along the centerline of said alley to the centerline of the first 14 foot alley lying North of Cedar Street; thence East along said centerline to the centerline of the first 14 foot alley lying East of Hill Street; thence South along said centerline to the South right-of-way line of Jefferson Boulevard; thence West along said South right-of-way line to the centerline of the St. Joseph River; thence Southeasterly along said centerline to the Easterly projection of the Southerly right-of-way line of Monroe Street; thence Southwesterly along said projection and the Southerly right-of-way line of Monroe Street to the Easterly right-of-way line of Lincolnway East (U.S. Highway #33 ) ; thence Southeasterly along said Easterly right-of-way line to the South right-of-way line of Sample Street; thence West along said South right-of-way line to the place of beginning. (b) Except as hereinafter provided, no person, firm, or corporation, shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish any building, structure -or other real property or appurtenances located within a Development Design Area unless such work has been approved in advance by the Development Design Review Committee, pursuant to this Article. Section 6-7.1. Development Design Review Committee. (a) A Development Design Review Committee is established with the membership, powers, and duties, as set forth in this Article. (b) The Development Design Review Committee shall be composed of seven (7) members as follows: the Executive Director of Department of Economic Development who shall serve as chairman; the City Engineer; the City Building Commissioner; the Director of the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission; and three ( 3) other members, to be appointed by by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. The three members appointed by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission each shall serve a term of two years and shall serve at the pleasure of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. The other four members shall serve while they hold their designated public offices. Four (4) members shall constitute a quorum. All members shall serve without compensation except for compensation ordinarily paid by virtue of any other public office held by that member. (c) The Development Design Review Committee shall have the following powers and duties: ( 1) To review and to approve, modify and approve, or disapprove applications for work on any building, structure, or other real property or appurtenances within a Development Design Area; provided, however, that such review and action shall relate solely to compliance or noncompliance of the proposed work with Design Guidelines for the specific Development Design Area adopted by reference at Section 6-5. ( 2) To adopt such rules and procedures as are necessary or convenient for carrying out its powers and duties. Section 6-7. 2. Anneal.